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CIANJUR - The Regency Government (Pemkab) of Cianjur in West Java Province has prepared water supplies and food reserves to deal with the possibility of long dryness. Regent Cianjur Herman Suherman has asked the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) to map areas prone to drought during the dry season. "So that when the dry season occurs, fast handling can be done immediately," he said, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, January 17. He said that BPBD can coordinate with other regional apparatus organizations to prepare water supplies and food supplies that will be channeled to residents affected by drought or other natural disasters during the dry season. Herman stated that so far drought and lack of clean water in the northern, eastern, and southern Cianjur. Therefore, according to him, regional apparatus organizations must prepare for distribution of clean water aid to areas prone to drought and lack of clean water ahead of the dry season. "The Cianjur Regency Government has not received an official report from the BMKG regarding the prediction of a prolonged dry season, one of which will hit Cianjur Regency and its surroundings," he said. "Hopefully, it will not happen. Even though it happened, we must be ready to face it," he added. Head of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Dwikorita Karnawati previously said that this year part of the territory of Indonesia has the opportunity to experience prolonged drought, which could trigger drought and risk causing forest and land fires.


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